Killing Corpse Kings above your level was easy, but that was on the Boundless Battlefield, where you could run into an Extreme Expert Corpse King at any moment.
Even Yuan Sheng and the other Extreme Experts wouldn't go there. They considered it a place where death was all but certain. Chu Jian had fought there himself.
Yuan Sheng let out a breath. That was right—the Young Venerable was the Killing God. They had even fought together on the Boundless Battlefield. The Young Venerable's true strength was terrifying. Most crucially, he couldn't be killed. He had endured a blow from an Extreme Expert Corpse King—even a full-power strike—and still survived. Yuan Sheng still couldn't understand why, but that was the Young Venerable: the Perfect Young Venerable.
Chu Jian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared at Lu Yin. "Compared to your record on the Boundless Battlefield, Lu Dao Master, mine is nothing. You killed an Extreme Expert while only at the Progenitor Immortal Realm, didn't you?"
Lu Yin stared intently at Chu Jian. "Extreme Experts are easy to kill. You, though, don't seem quite so easy."
"Hahahaha!" Chu Jian roared with laughter. "Before this fight, I would've thought you were being arrogant when you said Extreme Experts were easy to kill. But I don't think that anymore. You took my full-power Nirvana Palm without a scratch, Lu Xiao Xuan. You're worthy of fighting me. How fortunate—I broke through to the Immortal Transformation Realm, and you're the first person I get to fight. I promised my master that after breaking through, I'd never lose. Let's see if you can break my vow."
"Secret Technique—Phoenix Tail Opening." Gray-brown power surged across Chu Jian's body. It seemed like star energy, but wasn't, twisting constantly like boiling air. He faced Lu